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**rod_grant** · 05-29-2018, 03:09 AM - **1 Like**

Trestle bridge at Kilcunda Victoria, at 10mm

kengoh · 06-08-2018, 11:33 PM - **6 Likes**

K5-IIs + Sigma 10-20

LensBeginner · 06-15-2018, 10:43 AM - **2 Likes**

I'm in love with this lens...

xposted from various sources:

Venice_2 by Paolo Del Lungo, su Flickr

VNotte_1 by Paolo Del Lungo, su Flickr

LensBeginner · 06-16-2018, 06:27 AM - **4 Likes**

Xposted from "post your pictures". @10mm f/8

Arno_Sunset by Paolo Del Lungo, su Flickr

reh321 · 06-16-2018, 07:13 AM

Originally posted by rod_grant

Trestle bridge at Kilcunda Victoria, at 10mm

I tend to prefer more "compact" pictures, like the first one; this is the kind of picture you can get only with a UWA.

reh321 · 06-16-2018, 07:16 AM

Originally posted by kengoh

K5-IIs + Sigma 10-20

The combination of undeveloped land underfoot and developed land across the water, with the bridge visually tying them together, is very interesting

LensBeginner · 06-17-2018, 06:24 AM - **3 Likes**

Snow covers Lungarno Torrigiani, xposted from Post Your Photos

Snow_2 by Paolo Del Lungo, su Flickr

LensBeginner · 06-20-2018, 12:18 AM - **1 Like**

St Pancras Renaissance Hotel. Full gallery here.

London_1 by Paolo Del Lungo, su Flickr

LensBeginner · 06-21-2018, 05:24 AM - **1 Like**

Topkapi Palace, Mustafa Pasha Kiosk. Full gallery here.

Topkapi_2 by Paolo Del Lungo, su Flickr

LensBeginner · 06-22-2018, 01:59 AM

Sigma 10-20 at Lucca comics, shot from the hip. Full gallery here.

Lucca_05 by Paolo Del Lungo, su Flickr

LensBeginner · 06-26-2018, 12:53 PM

My copy is very, very good at close range (probably a little less so from 50 or so meters up to infinity).

Poison_Ivy by Paolo Del Lungo, su Flickr

**Kevin B123** · 06-26-2018, 12:59 PM

Originally posted by LensBeginner

My copy is very, very good at close range (probably a little less so from 50 or so meters up to infinity).

Your post processing is very good too. Any tips there?

LensBeginner · 06-26-2018, 01:06 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Kevin B123

Your post processing is very good too. Any tips there?

Thank you

In general don't quite like the colors it produces... I do some tweaks in the HSL panel, which usually involve increasing the saturation of Yellows and Oranges, and generally lowering their luminosity; then I often decrease the saturation of Blues and Aquas, and, depending on the circumstances, raise or lower their luminosity.
Of course first of all lock down your WB, or you risk trying to correct WB with the HSL panel, which is obviously a no-no.

This was from a RAW, but it wasn't too difficult... in other stands the lighting was all over the place.

jgnfld · 06-27-2018, 02:59 AM

Originally posted by LensBeginner

...My copy is very, very good at close range...

To my mind, UWA focal lengths are often best used at close range period.

At a distance, compressing so much material onto an APSC sensor just loses clarity. A stitched panorama, if possible, often looks better. I don't think I'm alone in this opinion.

LensBeginner · 06-27-2018, 03:31 AM

Originally posted by jgnfld

To my mind, UWA focal lengths are often best used at close range period.

At a distance, compressing so much material onto an APSC sensor just loses clarity. A stitched panorama, if possible, often looks better. I don't think I'm alone in this opinion.

Subject-wise, that's almost a given, but I don't think it depends on the APS-C sensor tout-court, rather on pixel density.
I was talking optically, since my copy's plane of focus is not perfectly planar (or approximately, or at least uniformely curved), rather is a little bit deformed so the far right side tends to focus a bit closer than the rest of the image.
This is only evident at long distances, thus my remark on my particular copy of this lens.

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reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,185	Originally posted by kengoh K5-IIs + Sigma 10-20 The combination of undeveloped land underfoot and developed land across the water, with the bridge visually tying them together, is very interesting

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Kevin B123 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Hampshire Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,189	Originally posted by LensBeginner My copy is very, very good at close range (probably a little less so from 50 or so meters up to infinity). Your post processing is very good too. Any tips there?

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LensBeginner Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Photos: Albums Posts: 4,696	Originally posted by Kevin B123 Your post processing is very good too. Any tips there? Thank you In general don't quite like the colors it produces... I do some tweaks in the HSL panel, which usually involve increasing the saturation of Yellows and Oranges, and generally lowering their luminosity; then I often decrease the saturation of Blues and Aquas, and, depending on the circumstances, raise or lower their luminosity. Of course first of all lock down your WB, or you risk trying to correct WB with the HSL panel, which is obviously a no-no. This was from a RAW, but it wasn't too difficult... in other stands the lighting was all over the place.

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jgnfld Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,799	Originally posted by LensBeginner ...My copy is very, very good at close range... To my mind, UWA focal lengths are often best used at close range period. At a distance, compressing so much material onto an APSC sensor just loses clarity. A stitched panorama, if possible, often looks better. I don't think I'm alone in this opinion.

06-27-2018, 03:31 AM	#3750
LensBeginner Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Photos: Albums Posts: 4,696	Originally posted by jgnfld To my mind, UWA focal lengths are often best used at close range period. At a distance, compressing so much material onto an APSC sensor just loses clarity. A stitched panorama, if possible, often looks better. I don't think I'm alone in this opinion. Subject-wise, that's almost a given, but I don't think it depends on the APS-C sensor tout-court, rather on pixel density. I was talking optically, since my copy's plane of focus is not perfectly planar (or approximately, or at least uniformely curved), rather is a little bit deformed so the far right side tends to focus a bit closer than the rest of the image. This is only evident at long distances, thus my remark on my particular copy of this lens.

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